Patents by Inventor Jeff H. Bryan

Jeff H. Bryan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11887109
    Abstract: A method of providing a mobile application service on a user equipment based on composing a plurality of services supported by service platforms executing in a backend of a communication network. The method comprises receiving a request for a content service from a mobile application executing on a user equipment (UE) by a mobile application framework (MAF) and verifying the request for the content service by the MAF through a communication service provider platform, wherein the communication service provider platform completes verification in part by invoking a service of the MAF. The method further comprises completing a payment transaction for the content service by the MAF through messaging a payment platform, wherein the payment platform iteratively invokes services of the MAF and ordering the content service delivery by the MAF through messaging a content provider platform, wherein the content provider platform iteratively invokes services of the MAF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Jeff H. Bryan, Christine M. Crowell, Bill G. McCracken, Roberto Murillo
  • Patent number: 10115092
    Abstract: A method of providing a mobile application service on a user equipment based on composing a plurality of services supported by service platforms executing in a backend of a communication network. The method comprises receiving a request for a content service from a mobile application executing on a user equipment (UE) by a mobile application framework (MAF) and verifying the request for the content service by the MAF through a communication service provider platform, wherein the communication service provider platform completes verification in part by invoking a service of the MAF. The method further comprises completing a payment transaction for the content service by the MAF through messaging a payment platform, wherein the payment platform iteratively invokes services of the MAF and ordering the content service delivery by the MAF through messaging a content provider platform, wherein the content provider platform iteratively invokes services of the MAF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jeff H. Bryan, Christine M. Crowell, Bill G. McCracken, Roberto Murillo
  • Patent number: 9838379
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprising a processor, a non-transitory memory, a mobile application installed in the memory, and a mobile application framework (MAF) client installed in the memory. When executed by the processor, the MAF client receives a request to access services of a MAF from the mobile application, retrieves a digital certificate associated with the mobile application, sends an application validation request comprising the certificate and an application identity to a MAF server, receives an application validation token from the MAF server, and provides the application validation token to the mobile application, whereby the mobile application is granted access to a first security tier of MAF services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jeff H. Bryan, Christine M. Crowell, Bill G. McCracken, Roberto Murillo
  • Patent number: 9521504
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprising a processor, a memory, a radio transceiver, and a mobile application framework client stored in the memory. When executed by the processor the client receives a request for a communication service via an API, builds a service request message comprising an application identity and an identity of the requested service, transmits the service request message via the radio transceiver directed through a first communication channel defined by a first access point node (APN) specified by the client to a server, receives a first service response message comprising a second APN from the server, transmits the service request message via the radio transceiver directed through a second communication channel defined by the second APN to the server, and receives a second service response message from the second communication channel defined by the second APN from the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jeff H. Bryan, Christine M. Crowell, Bill G. McCracken, Roberto Murillo
  • Patent number: 8949597
    Abstract: A system or method of remotely managing security certificates on a mobile device is provided. Certificates on a mobile device may be added to, deleted from, or updated by a server that manages certificates on one or more mobile devices. The server may retrieve new certificates from a certificate authority and push the certificate to the mobile device where it is stored for subsequent use. The management of security certificates on a mobile device may be governed by one or more certificate-management rules that are enforced by the remote server and/or the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Emilio Reeves, Ryan Alan Wick, Jeff H. Bryan, John Marvin Jones, III
  • Patent number: 8326944
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for receiving content that has features, which are supportable using capabilities of a computing device. On the computing device, an application is installed or removed. A determination is made as to whether the installation or removal changed an ability of the computing device to support content having certain features. The computing device provides to an interface an indication that describes an ability of the computing device to support content features. The indication is usable by the interface to facilitate an exchange of information between the computing device and a content server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Ryan Alan Wick, Raymond Emilio Reeves, John Marvin Jones, III, Jeff H. Bryan
  • Patent number: 8135672
    Abstract: Computer-readable media are described to delete a wireless user's website-specific data, or cookies from a wireless-network gateway. A control port is provided at the wireless-network gateway and is configured to receive commands to delete a user's cookies from databases associated with the wireless-network gateway. A command message including a command to delete the user's website-specific data is received from the user's mobile device. The command message includes a unique user identifier to assist in identifying the user's website-specific data. The user's website-specific data are also labeled with the unique user identifier when stored in the databases. The user's website-specific data are identified in the databases using the unique identifier and are deleted. A status indication may be communicated to the mobile device and to the user to indicate successful deletion of the user's cookies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John W. Davis, Jeff H. Bryan, Piyush Upadhyay, Lyle T. Bertz, Badri P. Subramanyan